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Pennsylvanians for Equal Justice

In 2009, Equal Justice America launched its Pennsylvanians for Equal Justice campaign to increase legal services to the poor by creating additional Law Student Fellowships in the state, putting more law students to work with Pennsylvania legal aid organizations.

Funding for EJA Fellowships for Drexel University, Duquesne University, Penn State, University of Pittsburgh, Villanova University and Widener University law students derive from our Pennsylvanians for Equal Justice campaign. (To be eligible for an EJA Fellowship, students from these schools must find placements with legal aid organizations in Pennsylvania.)

The following law students have received Equal Justice America Fellowships since our launch of Pennsylvanians for Equal Justice. Your support will help us expand our program to put more law students to work in Pennsylvania on behalf of the poor.

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(Equal Justice America is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation unaffiliated with any law school.)
Please click the links below to read more about the students’ EJA Fellowships.

"Having spent the summer interning at Philadelphia Legal Assistance, I’ve come away from the experience with an even greater appreciation for the importance of non-profit civil legal services."
Matt Miller
Temple University
EJA Summer Fellow, 2020
  • Summer 2022
    • Mohammed Al-Shawaf (Georgetown University), Hayley Haas (University of Pennsylvania), Luke Myers (Temple), Danielle Paterno (Drexel University), Elizabeth Shackney (University of Pennsylvania), Amy Stidham (University of Pennsylvania) and Zhihui Ye (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
    • Jessica Arana (Drexel University) worked at Project Libertad in Phoenixville.
    • Hannah Brem (University of Pittsburgh), Zoe Crawford (Duquesne University) and Ashley James (Duquesne University) worked at the Allegheny County Bar Foundation in Pittsburgh.
    • Emily Cooley (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Colleen Doherty (Temple) worked at Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.
    • Eleanor Holzman (Temple) worked at ACLU of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Nneoma Ibe (Widener University) worked at Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Aid.
    • Lillie Julius (Temple) worked at Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity.
    • Iman Koney (Widener University) worked at Regional Housing Legal Services in Glenside.
    • Elizabeth Lilly (Temple) worked at AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Amanda March (University of Pittsburgh) worked at Community Justice Project in Pittsburgh.
    • David Meinhart (Temple) worked at Legal Aid of Southeastern PA in Norristown.
  • Summer 2021
    • Andrew Bernstein (University of Pennsylvania) and Elizabeth Penava (University of Pennsylvania) worked at HIAS Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Jessica Downes (Drexel University), Luke Myers (Temple), Benjamin Reichner (Drexel University) and Amy Stidham (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Lina Duiker (Temple) worked at the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia.
    • Gordon Estes (University of Pennsylvania), Matthew Miller (Temple), Christopher Moore (Temple), Jessa Royer (Howard University) and Sarah Zimmerman (Temple) worked at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
    • Rachel Harrington (University of Michigan) worked at the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project in Pittsburgh.
    • Olivia Hilborn (University of Pittsburgh) worked with the Pro Bono Center of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation in Pittsburgh.
    • Brenna Jeffries (Drexel University) worked at the SeniorLaw Center in Philadelphia.
    • Trevor Kirby (University of Pennsylvania) worked at The Public Interest Law Center in Philadelphia.
    • Sage Lincoln (University of Pennsylvania) worked at the Clean Air Council in Philadelphia.
    • Livia Luan (Temple) worked at the ACLU of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Aristotle Mannan (Boston University) worked at the Homeless Advocacy Project in Philadelphia.
    • Deborah Osborn (Penn State) worked at the Free Migration Project in Philadelphia.
    • Sarah Perlman (University of Pennsylvania) worked in the Consumer Rights Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services.
    • Destynee Speaks (Villanova) worked at Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity.
    • Marguerite White (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Community Justice Project in Pittsburgh.
  • Fall 2020
    • Carly Bellini (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Education Law Center.
I am forever grateful to Equal Justice America because your generosity permitted me to work for the Civil Law Project of the Women’s Center & Shelter. Before my internship, I never thought I would be interested in family law. After my internship, however, I am not only interested in family law, but could see myself doing exactly this type of work as a future lawyer. This work is both very fulfilling and very rewarding. I am eternally grateful for this opportunity I had this summer and look forward to working in the same area of law in my future endeavors. Thank you again for the generosity and opportunity you have given me this summer. It is a summer I will truly never forget.
Elise Hahn
Duquesne University School of Law
EJA Fellow
EJA Summer Fellow, 2018
  • Summer 2020
    • Erin Agnew (Temple), Camille Garcia- Flahaut (Temple) and Corina Scott (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
    • Mana Aliabadi (Temple) worked at the ACLU of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Royse Bachtel (Duquesne) worked with the Women’s Law Project at the Allegheny County Bar Foundation (ACBF) in Pittsburgh.
    • Kat Contreras (Temple) worked at the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Jocelyn Converse (University of Pittsburgh) worked with the Jewish Family and Community Services at ACBF.
    • Rebecca Machtinger (Duquesne) worked with the Juvenile Court Project at ACBF.
    • Matthew Miller (Temple) and Maya Reddy (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Kate Steiker-Ginzberg (Temple) worked at HIAS Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Natheena Tyler (Duquesne) worked with the Education Law Center at ACBF.
    • Jonathan Veres (Duquesne) worked at the Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh.
  • Summer 2019
    • Benjamin Blonick (University of Pennsylvania) and Madison Gray (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Nicholas Chan (University of Pittsburgh) worked with Justice at Work in Philadelphia.
    • Julie Daw (University of Pittsburgh) and David Giannaula (University of Texas) worked at the Community Justice Project in Harrisburg.
    • Casey Hemphill (University of Pittsburgh) worked with the KidsVoice Project of the Allegheny Bar Association in Pittsburgh.
    • Essence Kimes (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Education Law Center in Pittsburgh.
    • Jayne Ann Lester (University of Pittsburgh) worked with the Pennsylvania Women’s Law Project of the Allegheny Bar Association.
    • Jarron McAllister (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Karly Morgan (University of Pittsburgh) and Cailee St. Jean (University of Pittsburgh) worked at Neighborhood Legal Services in Pittsburgh.
    • Brittany Petrillo (Temple) and John Santoro (University of Pennsylvania) worked at HIAS Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2018
    • Lily Austin (Temple University) and Sabrina Merold (University of Pennsylvania) worked Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Alexandra Boyer (Duquesne University) worked at Jewish Family and Community Services in Pittsburgh.
    • Amy Chin-Arroyo (Temple University) worked at HIAS Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Charlene Donfack (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Education Law Center in Pittsburgh.
    • Elise Hahn (Duquesne University) worked at the Women’s Center and Shelter in Pittsburgh.
    • Grace Harris (Temple University) worked at the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Kaeleen Kosmo (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh.
    • Pretty Martinez (Temple University) worked at the ACLU of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
    • Sarah Ottone (Georgetown), Caroline Ramsey (University of Virginia), Mary Rincon (Temple University) and Abigail Samuels (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Karissa Phelps (Temple University) worked at the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia.
    • Russell Turner (Duquesne University) worked at the Pro Bono Center in Pittsburgh.
  • Summer 2017
    • Benjamin Bennett (Columbia), Tyler Dougherty (Rutgers), Cameron Duncan (University of Virginia), William Fedullo (University of Pennsylvania), Omeed Firouzi (Villanova), Andrew Gerst (NYU), Tracie Johnson (Temple), Louisa Rich (University of Virginia), Gillian Schaps (Harvard), Jane Seu (University of Pennsylvania), Stephen Valero (Drexel University), Jayme Wiebold (University of Pennsylvania) and Greta Weissner (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Adrienne Box (Duquesne University) worked in the Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh at the Allegheny County Bar Foundation.
    • Jonathon Churchin (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Community Justice Project in Pittsburgh.
    • Travis Fosbenner (Temple) worked at Philadelphia VIP.
    • Guy Marinari (Temple) and Bradie Williams (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Amber McGee (Duquesne University) worked at Friends of Farmworkers in Pittsburgh.
    • Joelle Shanesy (Duquesne University) worked in the Pro Bono Center at the Allegheny County Bar Foundation in Pittsburgh.
    • Rafaela Uribe (Temple) worked at the Education Law Center in Philadelphia.
    • Elizabeth Wolfe (Duquesne University) worked at Laurel Legal Services in Johnstown.
    • Andrew Yetzer (Duquesne University) worked at KidsVoice in Pittsburgh.
  • Summer 2016
    • Shahirah Brown (Widener University), Sarah Estabrook (Cornell), Mary Jones (University of Pennsylvania), Nora Kenty (NYU) and Eliza Novick-Smith (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Ian Charlton (University of Pennsylvania) worked in the Housing Unit at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Tracy Corbett (University of Pennsylvania) worked in the Public Benefits Unit at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Amelia Donovan (Temple) and Elizabeth Flanagan (Villanova) worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
    • Kristi Heidel (Duquesne University) worked in the Juvenile Court Project of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation in Pittsburgh.
    • Tracie Johnson (Temple) worked at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia.
    • Melissa McClure (Georgetown University) worked in the Family Law Unit at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Marian Miawad (Rutgers) worked at the American Friends Service Committee in Philadelphia.
  • Spring 2016
    • Shahirah Brown (Widener University) worked at the Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
  • Fall 2015
    • Daniel Casullo (Villanova) worked at the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2015
    • Emily Blumenstein (Loyola University Chicago) worked at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia.
    • Ian Charlton (University of Pennslyvania), Brittany Daniels (Villanova University), Julia Fleekop (Fordham University), Peter Kye (University of Virginia), Emily Letcher (George Washington University), Sean McGrath (University of Pennsylvania), Cana Noel (Temple) and Carl Snodgrass (University of Pennsylvania) worked at the Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Kimberly Cullen (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Nicole Geyer (University of Pittsburgh) worked at Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh.
    • Daniella Lees (Temple) worked at Friends of Farmworkers in Philadelphia
    • Lidiya Petrova (University of Michigan) and Bradley Napier (Temple) worked at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2014

    • Jessica Berger (Georgetown University), Seth Lyons (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall), Catherine Martin (University of Virginia) and Jack Regenbogen (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.

    • R. Ian Evans (Temple) worked at the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia.

    • Caitlin Faye (Rutgers) and Andrea Saylor (Temple) worked at HIAS Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

    • Rebecca Hufstader (NYU) worked at Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.

    • Adam Kassner (Cornell) and Laura Smith (UC Berkeley Boalt Hall) worked at Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia.

    • Dina Kopansky (Temple) worked at Women Against Abuse in Philadelphia.

    • Cana Noel (Temple) worked at North Penn Legal Services.

    • Renu Sagreiya (Boston College) and Andrew Wollaston (Temple) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.

    • Dawn Walters (University of Pittsburgh) worked at Neighborhood Legal Services in Pittsburgh.
  • Summer 2013
    • Asia Archey (Fordham University) worked at Regional Housing Legal Services in Glenside, PA.
    • Christy Bergstresser (Drexel University) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Robyn Bitner (University of Virginia) worked at the Education Law Center in Philadelphia.
    • Heather Crimmins (University of Pennsylvania) worked at the Public Interest Law Center in Philadelphia.
    • Jacob Eden (American University), Claire Grandison (American University), Erik Orvik (Villanova), Katharine Vengraitis (Temple), Samantha Wiggins (Georgetown) and Whitney Young (Villanova) worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Adrienne Ghorashi (Temple) worked at the Pennsylvania Institute Law Project in Philadelphia.
    • Lydia Gottesfeld (American University) worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
    • Stan Pilot (University of Pennsylvania) worked at the Penn Housing Rights Project in Philadelphia.
    • Renu Sagreiya (Boston College) worked at HIAS Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
    • Marla Samora (Temple) worked at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.
    • Sean Thompson (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh.
  • Spring 2013
    • Sarah Khalili (Villanova University) worked at the SeniorLaw Center in Philadelphia.
    • Max Orenstein (Drexel University) worked at the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia.
  • Summer 2012
    • Elizabeth Booth (University of Pennsylvania), Jennifer Feden (University of Pennsylvania), Lydia Gottesfeld (American University), Jennifer Kye (University of Virginia), Maanda Makwarela (Drexel University), Sarah Martin (University of Pittsburgh), Kimberly Rolla (University of Virginia) and Meredith Zeitzer (Temple) worked for Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • James Craig (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh.
    • Allison Dowling (University of Pittsburgh) and Justine Haimi (University of Pennsylvania) worked at the Pennsylvania Health Law Project.
    • Alex Dutton (Temple) worked at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia.
    • Jason Lerner (Rutgers) worked at Philadelphia VIP.
    • Andrew Lewis (University of Pennsylvania) worked at the Penn Housing Rights Project in Philadelphia.
    • Joel Mallord (University of Pennsylvania) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Christina Juarbe Santaliz (Temple) worked at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.
    • Jazmine Stallings (Drexel University) worked at the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia.
    • Kishwer Vikaas (Temple) worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
    • Xavier Watson (University Pennsylvania) worked at the Philadelphia Unemployment Project.
  • Spring 2012
    • Elizabeth Gaetani (Duquesne University) and La-Donna Lawrence (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh.
    • Thomas Perry McCall (Villanova University) worked at the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia.
    • Kishwer Vikaas (Temple) worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
  • Fall 2011
    • Michelin Frosolone (Villanova University) worked at the Mazzoni Center in Philadelphia.
    • Elizabeth Gaetani (Duquesne University), Tiffany Germann (Duquesne University) and La-Donna Lawrence (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh.
    • Kishwer Vikaas (Temple) worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
I know that for years to come I will remember the people I worked with and their stories, and I will learn from the wins and the losses to become a better advocate. Thank you for your support of my internship this summer [at Philadelphia Legal Assistance], the experience would not have been possible without the generosity of your organization and its supporters.
Bradie Williams
University of Pennsylvania
EJA Fellow
EJA Summer Fellow, 2017
  • Summer 2011
    • Ellen Camburn (Rutgers) worked at Women Against Abuse in Philadelphia.
    • Jon Cioschi (Harvard), Thomas Lodwick (George Washington University), Julia Melle (Temple), Alexandra Solomon (University of Virginia), Jessica White (Villanova University) and Julia Young (Villanova University) worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
    • Michael Doneson (Drexel University) worked at the Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
    • Daniel Pierson (Villanova University) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Jonathan Sgro (Villanova University) worked at Regional Housing Legal Services.
    • Kishwer Vikaas (Temple) worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
    • Neha Yadav (Drexel University) worked at Southeastern Pennsylvania Legal Services in Norristown.
  • Fall 2010

    • Leila Ayachi (Villanova University), Eric Motylinski (Temple University) and Katrina Young (Temple University) worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.

    • Rosalind Marshall (Temple University) worked at Mazzoni Center Legal Services in Philadelphia.

    • Jessica Shawaluk (Temple University) worked at the Fair Housing Rights Center in Glenside, PA.

    • Kishwer Vikaas (Temple University) worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.

  • Summer 2010
    • Hannah Akintoye (University of Pittsburgh) worked at Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
    • Arupa Barua (Rutgers University) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance
    • Amy Berger (Drexel University) worked at the Support Center for Child Advocates in Philadelphia.
    • Cyndi Caldwell (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh.
    • Thomas Herman (Villanova University) worked at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.
    • Kelcey Kratzer (Albany Law School) and Joel Lombardi (Albany Law School) worked at the Senior Law Center in Philadelphia.
    • Hallam Roth (University of Virginia) worked at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
    • Rebecca Trela (Drexel University) worked at Regional Housing Legal Services in Glenside, PA.
  • Summer 2009
    • Daniel Baltuch (University of Pennsylvania) worked at the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania.
    • Jessica Chiu (University of Pennsylvania) and Christina Gambino (Villanova University) worked at Philadelphia Legal Assistance.
    • Jenna Fliszar (Rutgers University) and Laura Whipple (Temple) worked at the SeniorLAW Center in Philadelphia.
    • Eileen Horgan (Rutgers University), Ema Iruobe (Villanova University), Monique Luse (Georgetown University) and Tracy Tripp (Drexel University) worked at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
    • Sarah McDermott (University of Pittsburgh) worked at the Neighborhood Legal Services Association in Pittsburgh.
    • Ted Oswald (Drexel University) worked at the Nationalities Service Center in Philadelphia.
    • Genevieve Uzamere (University of Pennsylvania) worked at the Legal Clinic for the Disabled in Philadelphia.
    • Caroline Watral (Penn State) worked at the Community Justice Project in Pittsburgh.
    • Brian Wright (University of Virginia) worked at North Penn Legal Services in Williamsport.

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© 2021 EQUAL JUSTICE AMERICA and the Equal Justice America logo are registered trademarks of Equal Justice America.
Equal Justice America is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, EIN number 13-3708596

This organization supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals and promotes a work environment where diversity is embraced.